Ex-Wife by Mirah Selim (paper ebook reader TXT) 📕

Author Pov

"Come in." Amelia entered Xander's office with her heavy head. Last night even after trying she couldn't hold herself from breaking down and crying her heart out.

After meeting Liam she instantly went to the hospital and cried while kissing her brother's hand. How much she wished for him to wake up so she could hug him. Tell him the pain from which she was going through.

She didn't even notice when did she fell asleep beside her brother's bed till the doctor came in the morning and woke her up. She was still in her party dress with only a coat on her body so she decided to change her clothes before going to Xander.

Taking a shower she drank a glass of milk and took a pain killer. She never thought that one day she will feel disgusted by that man's touch she loved so much or still loves.

The bruise on her lip made her weirdly disgusted at how roughly he handled her like she's some kind of thing, not a human. She had never seen Liam this aggressive before but maybe she never gave him any reason to be aggressive before.

"Good morning." Xander nodded leaving a single glance at her before again checking the files. Amelia took a seat in front of him with her tried expressions.

"Morning Amelia." He greeted looking up at her only to find tiredness dripping from her eyes.

"Well, Amelia. I wanted a favour from you." Amelia strengthened herself nodding at him.

"Tomorrow my parents are coming. I know what your thinking. I was also surprised when I got a call from my father's secretary telling me that they are coming tomorrow with Alexander and they will stay here for two days."

Amelia again nodded with a frown this time. She wanted to know what does their visit has to do with her.

"The problem is. They want to meet you."

"What. But why." She abruptly said making him sigh.

"Because they are really protective over Alexander and he like I expected didn't stop talking about you with them. They are curious about you and also wants to see if my son is in right hands or not."

"But shouldn't it be your decision." Xander sighed at her question. She wasn't wrong but well she wasn't also aware of many things so he didn't blame her.

"In short they don't trust me." Amelia's eyes soften seeing obvious hurt and sadness dripping from his icy spheres but they turned hard in a second.

"I didn't tell them about our marriage yet. I am leaving this decision to you. If you want them to know or not it's fine for me."

Amelia stared at him for few seconds and Xander gave her a proper time to think. Amelia looked up at him only to find his jaw clenched and anger dripping from his gaze.

What happened to him suddenly. She questioned herself. But he only stared at her with a hard gaze. Again he was intimidating her but she just decided to shrug off.

"I think it's better if they approve me as Alexander's caretaker first. I don't want them to see me as your wife. I want them to inspect me and make a decision regarding only Alexander after all we are married only for him. Then after their decision, we can tell them."

She suggested and left confused when Xander blinked few times. It was almost like he just came out of his thoughts. But the hardness in his eyes didn't fade away. Giving her a curt nod he continued.

"As you wish. But you have to stay in my mansion for the next two days. You can meet your brother whenever you want and also can handle your business matters through my house." Amelia thought for some time and finally nodded.

It wasn't much of a big deal after all it's just two days. She can manage easily. But then her head snapped towards her husband who stood up from his seat still staring at her.

She stood up from the seat as well and looked at him with a frown. "Well. I think I should get going. I have to reach my company." Xander said nothing instead stood there staring at her with a blank yet hard gaze.

She awkwardly smiled at him gulping down. What's wrong with him? Shaking her head a little she turned to walk out of the office but instead.

"Lock." She heard a click sound and instantly turned towards her husband who said that word.

"Did you. Did you just."

"Locked the door. Yes, my office door works on my voice." She stood there dumbfounded staring at him.

"But why." She questioned bewildered at his weird actions and creepy expressions.

"Because I am not done yet." With that, he started walking towards her. She didn't move from her place and finally, he stood in front of her.

"Who are you, Amelia." She blinked her eyes scrunching her face in confusion.

"I am Amelia. A human." She said dumbfounded only to get a blank face from him.

"Wrong answer." Suddenly he started taking steps forward which instantly startled her as they already had no distance and now he was filling the rest of the distance too.

"I told you you're my wife Mrs. Storm. Didn't I." He kept on stepping forward while she stepped back only end up against the wooden door.

He slowly placed his palms on the door beside her head. She stopped breathing as soon as he leaned his face closer to her.

Their noses were only an inch away. His warm breathing was hitting her dry lips making her gulp down hardly.

"I know your ex-husband is still pestering you, my wife. But I don't like to see other's marks on what is mine." Her eyes slightly expanded realizing he was talking about the bruise.

"I saw him crying in the hallway last night and you running away from there and now I know why. I trust you, Amelia. I do. I know you will never disrespect our relation but your husband has some limits."

She breathed out and this time making him gulp but his posture didn't change. He fully dominatedher with his words and gestures.

"And trust me if I end up losing my patience I don't know what I will end up doing with that good for nothing ex of yours. So better make him understand that you are not his anymore. He lost you and he has to accept it."